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10/9/14: Calgary Flames 5 Edmonton Oilers 2

Calgary ContributionsM. Giordano – gets the puck in the defensive zone and passes it up to Gaudreau along the left side boards at center ice (cont.), gets the puck from Colborne and takes a shot towards the netJ. Gaudreau – pushes the puck down the length of the ice behind Edmonton’s netJ. Colborne – gets to the puck before anyone else, spins it away from Nugent-Hopkins, takes it behind the net, and passes it out to Giordano skating to the high slotM. Raymond – deflects Giordano’s shot from the slot so it goes past the blocker of Scrivens

Calgary ContributionsP. Byron – pokes the puck off of Petry’s stick in the left corner of the offensive zone to Monahan below the goal lineS. Monahan – corrals the puck and passes it to the slot for Hudler all aloneJ. Hudler – one-times the pass past the glove of Scrivens

Edmonton FaultsJ. Petry – loses the puck to a poke check by Byron in the left corner of the Oilers zone

Edmonton ContributionsB. Hunt – picks up the puck in the defensive zone, skates it to the neutral zone, and passes it to the right to Purcell (cont.) gets the puck from Perron and passes it to the middle of the blue line for YakupovT. Purcell – carries the puck into the offensive zone and drops it off just inside the blue line for Perron (cont.), corrals Perron’s pass and fires a wrist shot past Ramo’s glove before he can get across his creaseD. Perron – reaches out and chips the puck to Hunt skating into the zone (cont.), gets the puck from Yakupov, skates it to the right faceoff dot, and passes it across the slot to Purcell at the left faceoff dotN. Yakupov – makes a one-touch pass to Perron at the top of the right faceoff circle

Calgary FaultsJ. Colborne – in the penalty box for hooking

2nd Oilers Goal (Hall), Powerplay

Edmonton ContributionsJ. Schultz – recovers an errant pass in the neutral zone and backhands it to Hall at the blue line (cont.), gets the puck from Nugent-Hopkins and passes it to the left to Hall (cont.), gets the puck back from Hall and passes it down to Nugent-Hopkins at the bottom of the right faceoff circleT. Hall – brings the puck into the offensive zone and chips it to the right side for Eberle (cont.), gets the puck from Schultz and returns it right back to him at the right point (cont.), one-times the pass by Nugent-Hopkins past Ramo’s gloveJ. Eberle – drops the puck for Nugent-Hopkins at the right half boardsR. Nugent-Hopkins – passes the puck back to Schultz at the right point (cont.), gets the puck from Schultz down at the goal line, skates up around the right point and to the high slot, then passes the puck to Hall at the top of the right faceoff circle

Calgary FaultsT. Brodie – in the penalty box for hookingM. Stajan – in the penalty box for tripping

3rd Flames Goal (Raymond), Even

Calgary ContributionsT. Brodie – pokes a puck along the boards in the defensive zone before Hall can get to itJ. Colborne – gets the puck in the corner of the zone and passes it up to Bouma at center iceL. Bouma – taps the puck along to Raymond at the offensive blue lineM. Raymond – enters the offensive zone with a semi-breakaway, fakes a slapshot, then takes a shot from the top of the left circle that beats the glove of Scrivens

Edmonton FaultsA. Ference – loses the angle on Raymond as they enter the Oilers zone and can’t do anything to impede Raymond or his shot

4th Flames Goal (Raymond), Even

Calgary ContributionsJ. Hudler – knocks Pouliot off of the puck in the neutral zone and knocks the puck towards ColborneJ. Colborne – carries the puck back into the zone, moves to the left side boards, skates down towards the goal line, and makes a pass to the creaseM. Raymond – taps Colborne’s pass at the top of the crease into the net

Edmonton FaultsB. Pouliot – loses the puck in a battle with Hudler near center iceJ. Schultz – tries to lift the stick of Raymond, but fails to do that and fails to play the pass, allowing Raymond to score

5th Flames Goal (Brodie), Powerplay

Calgary ContributionsC. Glencross – ends up with a puck that rolls all the way around the boards, behind the Flames net, and up to him in the neutral zone, then he carries the puck into the offensive zone to the top of the left faceoff circle and passes it to Hudler entering the middle of the zone (cont.), gets Backlund’s rebound and puts it on net, creating another reboundJ. Hudler – holds the puck with the Flames in a 3-on-1 situation and passes it to
Backlund at the top of the left circleM. Backlund – carries the puck down to the bottom of the circle and puts a shot on net that produced a reboundT. Brodie – skates into the slot to get the rebound from Glencross and puts it over Scrivens into the net as he scrambles for the rebounds

Edmonton FaultsB. Pouliot – in the penalty box for slashingJ. Eberle – loses track of Brodie as the Oilers chase the 3-on-1 and goes to a covered man, leaving Brodie open to get the puck in the slot and score